Steinmetz:Quassia

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Quassia simaruba

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Simarubaceae
English Names
  • Mountain Damson
  • Bitter Damson
  • Simarouba
Natural Habitat
  • tropical America
  • Northern part of South America
  • Africa
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Cortex radicis Simarubae = Orinoco bark
Constituent(s)
  • tannin
  • essential oil
  • bitter principle
Action
  • astringent
  • anti-diarrhetic
  • anti-dysenteric
  • digestive
  • tonic
  • diuretic
  • antipyretic
  • used in malaria
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